carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
about this time; about now
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
office building; office complex
trend of the times; way things are going
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to taste; to try (food or drink)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
comparatively high; fairly expensive
to be damaged; to receive damage
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
everything one does; whatever one does
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
to throw into; to dump in together